Small Creative and Performing Arts Grants
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Purpose
Small Creative Arts Grants support projects by Arts & Letters faculty in the creative and performing arts.
Restrictions
Small Creative and Performing Arts Grants may be used to cover costs such as:
- Materials
- Honoraria and payments to collaborators
- Exhibition, festival, or competition entry fees
- Travel expenses for Arts and Letters faculty to create, exhibit, or perform a piece
- Travel expenses to Notre Dame for external collaborators
- Performance or exhibition space rentals
- Instrument rentals
- Recording costs
- Shipping costs for artwork (limited to $1000)
These grants may not be used to cover:
- Domestic or international conference expenses
- Travel to an event at which the applicant is not exhibiting or performing
- Funds to upgrade Campus Workstation Program (CWP) computers
- The purchase of equipment or instruments; Notre Dame Research has a yearly competition for equipment purchase and replacement
- The purchase of electronic devices such as cameras, recorders, laptops/computers
- Salary for course buyout or summer salary for faculty
- Publication Costs; Please see our Publication page
Faculty are limited to one Small Creative and Performing Arts Grant or Small Research Grant per academic year.
Application Instructions
Review Criteria:
- The clarity and persuasiveness of the proposal
- The likely impact of the project for the applicant’s field and the campus/local community
- The qualifications and track record of the applicant
- The overall likelihood that project will be successful
To Apply:
Please submit an application through ISLA's web portal with the following:
- A brief proposal (1000 words). Your proposal should include:A description of the proposed project that outlines the chosen materials and methods and a rationale for your artistic choices
A discussion of the impact the project will have both within and beyond the applicant’s field
Information about the project director and collaborators, if any. Explain how and why the people involved will make for a successful project. - Abbreviated CVs (no more than 2 pages) for the project director and any collaborating artists or scholars.
- A well-justified budget. Your budget should include.Specific amounts for each budget item and an explanation of how you arrived at that cost or estimate. Provide sources for estimates when possible.
In addition to the support requested from ISLA, list all other sources of funding to which you have applied or will apply, including amounts.